Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly sipping nectar from my balcony’s wild flowers. I was fortunate to get a photo of this beautiful butterfly whilst having my breakfast on the balcony, the other morning. It’s caterpillars… Continue reading
This Bumblebee is feeding on birds-foot-trefoil which is growing in my balcony’s “dustbin lid meadow” If you zoom in to the photo you can see a “pollen basket” attached to the bees leg. … Continue reading
Hoverfly feeding on the flowers of my climbing hydrangea. There are over 250 known species of hoverfly in the UK alone.This is one is possibly of the platycheirus species. Whilst most hoverflys are… Continue reading
Bumblebee in Foxglove Flower I planted this foxglove in the shadier part of my balcony, last year, just behind the chair. I hadn’t realised quite how tall it would grow and now have… Continue reading
This photo isn’t from my balcony but taken at birley fields , which is just across the road from where I live. It shows a “common blue” butterfly resting in the wild, meadow… Continue reading
For a picture of the adult form click here: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2699
